Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst

This Team Member will Assist Senior Analyst with weekly, periodic and quarterly reporting and forecasting.
Summary:

The Senior FP&A Analyst will be responsible for ensuring the completeness, accuracy and consolidation of forecasts for the newly formed, SO-MA (South & Mid-Atlantic) Finance Team. This role partners with the Global FP&A Team, our Business Analysts and the Regional Operations and Purchasing Teams to deliver actionable and quantitative analysis on business trends and results. This role is responsible for managing relevant toolsets and translating business plans to targets. Additionally, the Senior Analyst leads the regional quarterly forecast cycle process with a specific focus on margin analytics.
Responsibilities:
Produce and develop FP&A analysis, forecasts and tools for stores and facilities in the Mid-Atlantic and South regions
Partner and support the roll-out of a cross-regional margin forecasting process with the global finance team incorporating category management tools and macro-economic assumptions
Provide reporting and commentary around weekly and periodic team/department performance
Leverage regional and global reporting to provide insight to leadership team on results and trends
Partner with competitive analytics and pricing analysts to understand impacts on forecast and performance trending
Partner with the regional Finance Coordinator to monitor financial results
Create presentations and present analytics to senior leadership
Use regional/global reporting suite to identify opportunities and work with the Business Analysts on measurement of resulting action plans
Manage the quarterly forecasting process based on regional priorities and strategic plans in order to define targets for operations and give guidance to the global finance team
Manage budget calendar, define financial resources, and create plans for G&A business units
Develop and support margin forecasts by retail business unit for all teams
Partner with the business to create accurate forecasts and help shape decisions to drive action
Collaborate on global working groups to represent the Mid-Atlantic and South regions on financially focused topics and initiatives
Provide other ad-hoc reporting, analysis and projects on request. Examples include building financial models, leading a deep dives into sales, or developing customer-facing forecasting tools
Minimum Qualifications:
A fun, positive and motivated attitude that is aligned with Whole Foods’ Core Values
A strong ability to act independently, multi-task, stay organized and adhere to deadlines
A curious mind attuned to details but aware of broader concepts and impacts
Retail Finance Experience strongly desired
5 years progressive experience in Finance
Advanced Office Suite knowledge: particularly in Excel to leveraging data manipulation using database reference functions, pivot tables, complex and nested formulas, and charting
Knowledge of statistical measures, financial metrics and planning processes
Financial Modeling skills preferred
PeopleSoft, BPC and/or Tidemark experience preferred
At Whole Foods Market we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all team members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the position to be filled.